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Magic Rises ARC Giveawaypalooza

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Gordon | 1,136 Comments

Hey guys, happy Wednesday. It’s that time again, Magic Rises will be released at the end of July and we have ARCs to give away. An ARC is advance reader copy of the book, which still has some mistakes and lacks final edits. We took a bunch to RT back in May, and there was Read More →

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It’s a Blustery Day in Texas

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Ilona | 32 Comments

It rained hard through the night and Texas outside our windows is thoroughly soaked and kind of grey. It reminds me of a grumpy wet bird, sitting on some branch, waiting to dry out. I should get started on all this work I have to do, but I am really sleepy and a strong cup Read More →

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Will You Stop Worrying?

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Ilona | 107 Comments

Okay, we wrote ten books and a bunch of short stories and novellas. Every single one had a happy ending. Why would Magic Rises be different? You guys are acting like you are expecting a Red Wedding or something. Did GoT just really traumatize everyone? Me: Look at the pretty review! Readers: Everybody is going Read More →

Filed Under: Kate Daniels

Mystery of the Spoons

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Ilona | 113 Comments

As you know Magic Rises is coming out, so I am doing my due diligence to promote it. Here is a very kind Magic Rises review from Fresh Fiction. Also for those of you who are keeping track on audiobooks, I just called Renee this morning with pronunciations of some foreign words. While I have Read More →

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Winner of Darynda Jones Giveaway

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Ilona | 4 Comments

Congratulations to Chris G! Chris G says: Not sure that it’s something that I would like, but if I were to win a copy then I would give it a fair chance. I once won a Cat Adams novel in a contest and enjoyed it more than I would have expected. Thanks for hosting the Read More →

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Kate Daniels News

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Ilona | 125 Comments

For those of you waiting for Darynda’s giveaway winner, I’m double-checking with Darynda and the winner will be announced as soon as I hear from her. I thought we had announced it but I guess we didn’t, because when I mentioned it on Twitter, everyone was surprised. Magic Breaks, the book after upcoming Magic Rises, Read More →

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High Five

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Ilona | 57 Comments

Prince Edward von Gigglestein isn’t above working for treats. Especially kitty treats. Click the title of the post to see the proof. He is just starting out, so the high five isn’t very clean right now, but he really likes kitty treats, so we’ll get there.

Filed Under: Family

Darynda Jones and a Giveaway

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Ilona |

Giveaway now closed. Thank you for participating. Please give a warm welcome to Darynda Jones, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Charlie Davidson and Darklight Trilogy. I’ve bugged her through email for an interview and Darynda was kind enough to stop by and answer a few questions. I also shamelessly ripped Read More →

Filed Under: Friends, Give away

Changes to the Synopsis

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Ilona | 40 Comments

On Friday, Gordon and I decided to make large changes to Magic Breaks plot. I called to Anne, who is our editor at Ace, to let her know about it and she was in a meeting, so I basically told her very quickly that I need to discuss large changes to the synopsis. She said Read More →

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Kate Daniels Read Along

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Ilona | 36 Comments

Bookpushers are doing a Kate Daniels Read-Along. We have planned a Kate Daniels series read-a-long event for the lead up to the release of Magic Rises. Below are the scheduled dates for the read-a-long. We would love for you to join us in the reread for the next Kate Daniels book. We will start with Read More →

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